Uilab Fires - impulse rah! + st. elmo's fire (snow) [vinyl]

Fires is an EP of collaborations between NYC funky experimentalists Ui and London's Stereolab. The two groups have toured together and the mutual admiration is evident here. What's most distinctive are the vocals of Stereolab's Laetitia Sadier and Mary Hansen and the bottom-heavy Ui rhythm section. Unlike many collaborative efforts, this goes well beyond the sum of its parts and is as entertaining as any of either band's usual efforts.